Cassandra Wilson, 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70
- Cassandra Wilson, a two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, died on Tuesday morning in her native Jackson, Mississippi, at age 70.
- Wilson was dubbed America's best singer by Time magazine in 2001 and was known for her genre-bending contralto voice that expanded traditional jazz boundaries across folk, pop, R&B, and country music.
- She won Grammy Awards for best jazz vocal album in 1997 for 'New Moon Daughter' and in 2009 for 'Loverly,' with a total of four Grammy nominations.
- Born and raised in Jackson to musician Herman B. Fowlkes and teacher Mary Fowlkes, Wilson began piano lessons at age 6 and later joined Steve Coleman's M-Base Collective in New York City.
- In 2022, Wilson was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, one of the highest honors awarded to jazz musicians in the United States.
Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer, died on Tuesday morning in Jackson, Mississippi, at age 70. According to the Hinds County Coroner, she passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager.
Wilson was dubbed America's best singer by Time magazine in 2001 and was renowned for her distinctive contralto voice and genre-bending artistry. Her instantly recognizable sound expanded the boundaries of traditional blues-based jazz and worked effortlessly across folk, pop, R&B, country and beyond. She earned four Grammy nominations and two wins for best jazz vocal album—in 1997 for "New Moon Daughter" and in 2009 for "Loverly."
Born and raised in Jackson to musician Herman B. Fowlkes and teacher Mary Fowlkes, Wilson began piano lessons at age 6 and performed in various settings while studying at Millsaps College and Jackson State University. In the early 1980s, she mentored under jazz greats in New Orleans before moving to New York City and joining Steve Coleman's M-Base Collective as its main vocalist. In 2022, she was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, one of the highest honors awarded to jazz musicians in the United States.
两次格莱美奖得主、爵士歌手卡桑德拉·威尔逊去世，享年70岁
两次格莱美奖得主、爵士歌手、词曲作者兼制作人卡桑德拉·威尔逊于周二上午在密西西比州杰克逊市去世，享年70岁。根据欣兹县验尸官的确认，她在家中平静地离世，身边围绕着家人、亲密朋友和经纪人。
威尔逊于2001年被《时代》杂志评为美国最佳歌手，以其独特的女低音和跨越多种音乐风格的艺术风格而闻名。她那独特易辨的嗓音扩展了传统蓝调爵士的边界，并轻松跨越民谣、流行、节奏蓝调、乡村等多种风格。她共获得四次格莱美提名和两次最佳爵士人声专辑奖——分别于1997年凭《新月女儿》和2009年凭《可爱》获奖。
威尔逊出生并成长于杰克逊，父亲是音乐家赫尔曼·B·福克斯，母亲是教师玛丽·福克斯。她6岁开始学习钢琴，在米拉普斯学院和杰克逊州立大学学习期间在各种场所演出。20世纪80年代初，她在新奥尔良师从爵士乐大师，随后移居纽约市，加入史蒂夫·科尔曼的M-Base集体乐队并成为其主唱。2022年，她被授予美国国家艺术基金会爵士大师称号，这是美国爵士音乐家能获得的最高荣誉之一。